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Mar. 31, 2015 — Babies receiving poor nutrition in the womb tend to be smaller at birth, which has been linked to the development of obesity and other health problems later in life. Researchers continue to discover ... full story

Mar. 30, 2015 — An intervention to teach mothers of preterm infants how to interact with their babies more effectively results in better weight gain and growth for the infants, according to a study. infants who had ... full story

Mar. 26, 2015 — The first fully implantable micropacemaker designed for use in a fetus with complete heart block has been designed by researchers. The investigators anticipate the first human use of the device in ... full story

Mar. 25, 2015 — Although many genetic mutations have been linked to CDH, a new study is the first to demonstrate a linkage between genetic variation and a physiological mechanism that gives rise to defects in the ... full story

Mar. 25, 2015 — Two professional societies of human geneticists have issued a position statement on the promise and challenges of non-invasive prenatal testing, a procedure to test blood drawn from pregnant mothers ... full story

Mar. 25, 2015 — Hepatitis B Virus Infection exposure increases the immune system maturation of infants, which may give a better survival advantage to counteract bacterial infection during early life, a new study ... full story

Mar. 25, 2015 — A powerful relationship between prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and disturbances in parts of the brain that support information processing and behavioral control have been ... full story

Mar. 25, 2015 — Experienced nannies and doctors have always known how much the visual contact with a newborn can convey. A recent study provides scientific evidence for this everyday understanding. The findings show ... full story

Mar. 24, 2015 — The sale of human breast milk on the internet poses serious risks to infant health and needs urgent regulation, argue experts. Purchasing human breast milk on the internet can be cheaper than buying ... full story

Mar. 23, 2015 — Across all income levels, Canadian moms in better socioeconomic standing have better health outcomes than moms in lower socioeconomic brackets. The same relationship between socioeconomic position ... full story

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A Mother’s Quest to Cure Her Son

Reuters - Innovations Video Online (Mar. 17, 2015) — Researchers have discovered a link between circadian rhythms and Angelman syndrome, a genetic disorder which inhibits brain development leaving its victims unable to speak while suffering from seizures and sleep problems. The link between the biological clock and Angelman&apos;s could prove to be a powerful tool in the search for treatments and a possible cure for the disease. Its discovery was made in part by a mother who has sacrificed everything in order to try and help her son. Ben Gruber has more.
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Mar. 31, 2015 — Babies receiving poor nutrition in the womb tend to be smaller at birth, which has been linked to the development of obesity and other health problems later in life. Researchers continue to discover ... full story

Mar. 30, 2015 — An intervention to teach mothers of preterm infants how to interact with their babies more effectively results in better weight gain and growth for the infants, according to a study. infants who had ... full story

Mar. 26, 2015 — The first fully implantable micropacemaker designed for use in a fetus with complete heart block has been designed by researchers. The investigators anticipate the first human use of the device in ... full story

Mar. 25, 2015 — Although many genetic mutations have been linked to CDH, a new study is the first to demonstrate a linkage between genetic variation and a physiological mechanism that gives rise to defects in the ... full story

Mar. 25, 2015 — Two professional societies of human geneticists have issued a position statement on the promise and challenges of non-invasive prenatal testing, a procedure to test blood drawn from pregnant mothers ... full story

Mar. 25, 2015 — Hepatitis B Virus Infection exposure increases the immune system maturation of infants, which may give a better survival advantage to counteract bacterial infection during early life, a new study ... full story

Mar. 25, 2015 — A powerful relationship between prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and disturbances in parts of the brain that support information processing and behavioral control have been ... full story

Mar. 25, 2015 — Experienced nannies and doctors have always known how much the visual contact with a newborn can convey. A recent study provides scientific evidence for this everyday understanding. The findings show ... full story

Mar. 24, 2015 — The sale of human breast milk on the internet poses serious risks to infant health and needs urgent regulation, argue experts. Purchasing human breast milk on the internet can be cheaper than buying ... full story

Mar. 23, 2015 — Across all income levels, Canadian moms in better socioeconomic standing have better health outcomes than moms in lower socioeconomic brackets. The same relationship between socioeconomic position ... full story

Mar. 23, 2015 — A newly discovered bodily process in mice may explain why some human fetuses who have different antigens than their mothers suffer life-threatening brain bleeds, according to a new ... full story

Mar. 23, 2015 — The harmful effects of smoking during pregnancy may be reflected in the facial movements of mothers' unborn babies, new research has suggested. The researchers say that the reason for this might ... full story

Mar. 19, 2015 — The incidence of diagnosed autism was twice as high for assisted reproductive technology (ART) as non-ART births among the nearly 6 million children in a recent study, born in California from 1997 ... full story

Mar. 19, 2015 — The human genome can be very forgiving. When children inherit chromosomes from their parents, some minor genetic changes frequently occur with few, if any, consequences. One exception, as researchers ... full story

Mar. 19, 2015 — Following military parents’ return from combat deployment, children show increased visits for mental healthcare, physical injury, and child maltreatment consults, compared to children whose parents ... full story

Mar. 17, 2015 — The effect of preterm babies' clothing on their behavior has been the focus of recent study. Newborns placed in a sleep sack were less active and touched parts of their bodies less frequently ... full story

Mar. 17, 2015 — Anesthetics have been used in surgical procedures for more than 150 years, but the mechanisms by which inhaled anesthesia actually work are poorly understood. Now, researchers have discovered that ... full story

Mar. 16, 2015 — Human babies appear to need more of a nutritional boost from breast-milk proteins than do infants of one of their closest primate relatives, suggests a study comparing human milk with the milk of ... full story

Mar. 13, 2015 — A new study found no connection between hip width and efficient locomotion, and suggests that scientists have long approached the problem in the wrong way. "This idea, that pelvic width for ... full story

Mar. 13, 2015 — A cross-sectional representative study aimed to assess the association between birth weight and severity of defects development of enamel (DDE) in the primary dentition. The sample was comprised ... full story

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